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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Bush Fires

Northern Star · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday—Serious casses of crops are reported in the Northam district as the result of bush fires. A con[?]able acreage of standing wheat and oats has been…

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Fire Under Control

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 3

LOS ANGELES, Wednesday.--A radio message says that the fire on the Ginyo Maru is under control and is almost extinguished…

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Fire in Mine

Northern Star · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday.—The 10-head battery and power plant at the Daisy Queen mine, Lawlers, has been destroyed by fire. An explosion in the gas producer is said…

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Alarm of Fire

Northern Star · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 4

The Lismore Fire Brigade was called out at 1.25, a.m. yesterday to a fire which broke out in the washhouse at Mr. de Looze's residence in Conway-street. The…

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Fire on Japanese Ship (Reuter.) Los Angeles

Northern Star · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 5

Two children were burned to death and two other persons seriously injured in a fire on the Japanese steamer Ginyo MarU. The passengers and crew took to the…

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Cry for Help Japanese Skip on Fire. Help Soon Arrives

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 3

LOS ANGELES, Tuesday.--The Japanese passenger steamer Ginyo Maru, bound from Valparaiso to Japan, is a fire, and is calling for assistance from…

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Alarm of Fire

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

The Lismore Fire Brigade was called out at 1.25 a.m. yesterday to a fire which broke out in the washhouse at Mr. de Looze's residence in…

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Chance of Fire a Rare Occurance What to Do

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 7

Among various cases reported of late concerning burnt-out cars there was one in which it was stated that the driver "switched off"…

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Grandstand Thrill. Blaze in Flooring

Tweed Daily · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 3

Spectators of the Test match who occupied the public stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day had more excitement, than that provided by the…

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General News Fire at Byron Bay

Northern Star · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

At about 11 p.m. on Saturday a cottage off Shirley-street owned by Mr. W. P. Condon and occupied by Mr. L. Viney, was with its contents totally destroyed by fire…

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Fire in Grandstand. Incident at Test Match

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 3

A fire broke out in the main stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, while the test math was in progress. There was much excitement…

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New Year's Day Fire. House and Contents Destroyed at Goonergerry

Tweed Daily · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

About 2 a.m. on New Year's Day a four-roomed house, owned and occupied by Mr. Frank Natole, at Goonergerry, with the contents, was…

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A Redfern Fire. a Significant Discovery. "Kerosene Strewn Everywhere."

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--Concerning the destruction of Gartrell's Picture Theatre, Redfern, by fire on Sunday morning, it is stated that kerosene had…

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Test Match Fire

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 3

A fire broke out in the main stand at the Melbourne cricket ground on Saturday while the teat was in progress. There was much excitement,…

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House Destroyed by Fire

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 2

Shortly after nine o'clock on Saturday night, a four-roomed cottage in Shirley Street, Byron Bay, occupied by Mr. L. Viney, Junr., was…

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"Fire Bug" at Tentehfield

Northern Star · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 5

TBNTERFIELD, Wednesday.—During the absence of the town clerk in Sydney, an attempt was apparently made to burn his residence. A cat die had been set near a…

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Lismore for Fires. Cottage and Motor Car Destroyed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 2

LISMORE, Wednesday.--At three o'clock this morning a fire destroyed an eight-roomed cottage at East Lismore, the property of Mrs. L. E…

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Tenterfield Blaze. Existence of Fire Bugs Suspected

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

TENTERFIELD, Thursday.--During the absence of the town clerk in Sydney, an attempt was made to burn his residence…

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Tenterfield Fires

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 2

During the absence of the town cleric in Sydney, an attempt was made to burn his residence. A candle had been set near the door at the back and the…

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Cat and Mouse Cause Fire

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 7

A cat chasing a mouse is believed to have paused a fire, resulting in £8000 damage, at Cardiff. The fire broke out in the warehouse of a firm of wholesale provision…

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